Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26222858-20150917141812/@comment-6769189-20150923201406

DMC3 DT is his own DT. If it wasn't then it would completely change with each weapon. And DMC3 DT does have the full coat.

Drawing power from Rebellion is essentially drawing power from himself. It would be as if Sparda lost his, and he used the Sparda Sword to transform back into his demon form

Dante couldn't use Force Edge to DT. IT has no power to draw from until its Sparda Sword.

At no point can Dante transform without the aid of a Devil Arm. DMC2 only DT's in cutscenes with Rebellion. So regardless of the weapons equipped in DMC2, he has Rebellion with him.